Men Marrying Late -- Or Not At All

Now that has got to be the quote of the week here!!!!

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Martin

Your strawman is that Paul wrote 1 Cor about marriage, Paul wrote 1 Cor in responce to problems in the church at Corinth and specifically answered some of their questions.

You do not know what the questions are, but you interpret the Scripture as if the questions were something like, (1) "Everyone tells us young adults that we must get married, but we think God made all of us to be single. And we think being single is more holy than being married. We think this because everyone is getting divorced. What do you think Paul?"

Not knowing what the questions were, I could say the questions were, (2) "Paul there are these new believers in the church that say we must remain single. And if we are married then we must divorce. They say that everyone must be single, because we are in the end times. What do you say?"

All we know, is what the Scripture actually tells us. Moses, Jesus, & Paul all say that if someone is called by God to be a eunuch (the greek word eunuch means castrated one - just like steer instead of bull or gelding instead of stallion or eunuch instead of man), then remain so. But, if you aren't spiritually or physically castrated, then you should marry to prevent sexual immorality.

The logical flow of the passage indicates that the questions asked of Paul were more along the lines of (2) than they were to question (1). And the questions were in responce to a group in the church wanting to respond to the sexual immorality of Corinth by enforcing that the men become eunuchs (you use the word celibate instead).

Paul was clear in 1 Cor 7:1 - if you can be a eunuch, then do so. Because of sexual immorality, don't try to coerce believers into singleness (eunuchism).

One of the verses says clearly that it is better to marry than to burn.

If you don't like what Paul said, cut it out of your Bible.

 

I have known two men in my life that I felt God had made to be single.

One was married and regreted his decision.

The other thought he wanted to be married, and thankfully his dating capability was such that he will probably never get married.

I have met hundreds of men and women today that claim they are supposed to be single for decades at a time. They are usually angry and bitter. They say that they are waiting for that one and only. They are waiting for a perfect man or woman. Paul said, marry rather than burn.

I ask young people about their living situations, I do the math, and I come to the answer that the younger generation of the church:

Has chosen to become intentionally irrelevant to a world that needs the Gospel of Jeus Christ. The world sees 'believers' living in sin just like them.

 

No one here is defending "living in sin." I think we all agree that living together before marriage is wrong.

 

Stefan

I apologize, I must have misunderstood. From your posts, I got the feeling that you were a married man that did not like his marriage and that you felt that singleness was better than your married life. I have heard that line of reasoning way tooo much.

From a couple of your posts it would seem to me that we are agreeing that some people are designed by God to be single, but most are designed to be married?

 

Yes. That is my position. I love being married. I'd go insane if I were single!

 

Unfortunately, I go insane in your place . . .

 

The dislike of marriage among our 'Christian' singles today is pervasive.

"If I get married, I could get divorced." Is a comment upon our society that should make every true believer tremble in shame and fear of God's wrath that is to come.

I never thought that I would get right with God, surrender to His ministry, and then find that Baptist women quit liking men.

 

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Martin

That is one of of your better posts . . .

 

Maybe you should focus on your unique gift of eunuch-ness.